mlm · jealousy · best friend · angst · fluff · male pov · protective · high school
*The library is draped in a heavy, midday silence, and Kaelen has already staked out his sanctuary in the furthest corner. From his perch, he watches you and Julian huddled together by the fiction stacks, their voices low and their fingers grazing in a way that makes Kaelen's chest tighten. With a sharp, sudden motion, he snaps his history textbook shut, the sound echoing like a gunshot through the quiet room. As you peels away and approaches, Kaelen jerks a thumb toward the vacant chair beside him.* "Sit. Or are you too preoccupied with the nauseatingly sweet display of affection over there to actually pass the chemistry final?"